Type-writing machine.



E. B. HESS.

v TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILBD APR. 22, 1909.

Patented May 30, 1911.

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APPLIOATIOK nun 11.22, 1900.

Patgqnted May 30, 1911 \RZQBHEETW-BHBBT 2 WITNESSES;

lments in card special form np-to the l vers carrying the drawn-$130111 the platen.

. scale bar to the 45. gl1s a rock shaft jec'tlng curved arm nan STATE A N FFIGE- nhwesn'n. mass, or new YORK, N. or new YORK, N. Y., in s I 5tand State of New York, (post-otlice address,

.' 136 Liberty street) have lnvented certain Improvements in Type-WVriting Machines, of which the following is a specificat on.

Thisinvention relates to certain improveguides and holders tor front. strike typewrlting machines belng an un- -prove1nent upon the devices disclosed in the application of Lewis G. Myers No. 491,547 filed April 22, 1909.

15 sln'the accompanying drawings Figure 1.

is a' front elevation; Fig. 9, a plan view; F .iggl, a side or end elevation; Fig. =1, a frontelevation.of the card holder detached; igu5 a detail View showing the platen and.

of the front guide and paper or card holder mounted in rear of the platen pand extending forward over it; Fig: (3,

a like View showingthe front partof this top paper holder folded back out ot operm 25 two "position; and Fig. 7, a detail enlarged sectionon the line 7,

The drawings show a paper table a, paper (pan b, rear feed rolls 0, front feed rolls a5, vertically m ovablc scale a that may be moved ine of print when the feed rolls are thrown off. The feed rolls are thrown away from the platen and the scale bar moved to the printing point. when shaft is partially rotated. The pivoted arms or lefeed rolls nm'mally lie in transversenotches in theshal't and when the shaft is rotated, they are :t'orced up on the high part, that is to say, upon the periphery of the'shaft and the feed rolls are then. with 7, of Fig. 1.

g is a rotatable shaft operated through the rel-ease lever (not shown) to move the printing point at the time thrown oil, that is to say, having a forwardly prog at each end and to the ends ofwhich are pivoted upwardly extend ing arms 9, in the upper ends of which is carried the scale bar e. i i

are hin ed 'topclamps or guides adjustable al'ong t e transverse bar Z1" and extending forward from the rear over the platen and capable of being thrown rcarwardly out of ope. an indicate in: ,3, which thefeed 1-0113 ar Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 22, 1509. Serial No. 491,426.

Y., ASSIGNOR T0 ROYAL TYPiEWRI'IER'COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

TYPE-WRITING macnrnn.

Patented May so, 1911.

a is the segment that has at each of its ends an aperture '1" to receive pins ]t' at the lower corners of the vertically disposed card clamp or guide j.

'm indicates a well known form of type bar guide and n a well known form of ribbon vibrator located in rear of the guide.

Between the printing surface of the platen 0 and the rear of the ribbon vibrator is located the card holder j that may be appropriatcly mounted in any suitable way upon the machine, as, for instance, in the way shown in l ig. 1.

On the lower plate of the type bar guide m at each end or side thereof is an upright projection 9' that may be turned inwardly or rearwardly sufficiently to bear against the lower edge of the card holder j and hold it out of contact with the ribbon vibrator.

The card holder is shown detached in Fig. l in trout elevatimi and in top plan in Fig. 2. It comprises a flat plate to which the letter j has been applied. its upper edge has in it an oblong recess a of suitable width and ot' sullioient depth to accommodate the type bar hoads; --that is to say, to permit 4 the type to make impact against the platen. To the right and left of this opening a the plate is formed with openings 2, t, which are preferably triangular in shape, as shown, or otherwise, and the plate at the straight bottom edges of these openings-is engraved with a scale a. The small tongaes or projections 6 formed ol the sheet metal of which the card holder plate is formed and projecting into the openings I, serve to prevent an inserted card envelop or sheet from entering either of the openings or striking against the edges or walls thereof. Beyond the flat central portion of the plate having the openings t, t, the plate is formed tending wings n that are deflected to the front as seen in Fig. 2, the point of delieotion or bend being indicated by the line '0 in Figs. 1 and 't.

An important feature of my construction is the arrangement of the recess .9 in the card holder plate,-that is to say, it is located at occur close to the right hand edge offthat recess the wid th ot' the 'wi th lateral eX- recess being srfrlh us- I tion in rear of the card holder y.

to permit observation of several printed letters opposite the recess as well as others that may appear through the left hand one of the openings 2?. There is less covering of the printed matter than would be the case if the recess 8 were centrally disposed.

The paper clamps h mounted upon the cross bar in rear of the platen so as to be adjustable longitudinally of the platen are hinged so as to be thrown rearwardly into the position shown in Fig. 3, They each comprise the arm it having mounted in appropriate bearings in its front end the paper clamping roller 7L2. This roller has a shaft 71, turning in hearings in lugs turned up at the sides of the arm 70. On this shaft is hinged a sheet metal finger or margin paper guide plate that is curved to conform to the front face of the platen and when down,- that is, in operative position; as in Fig. 5, its lower edge overlaps and lies against the front face of the scale bar 6. .There is therefore, little, if any opportunity for an inserted card to pass to other than its proper posi- A fiat spring g is attached by screw q to the arm h and extends to the forward edge of the latter. Beneath the spring the arm has a slot whose rear wall is indicated by the dotted line if, Fig. 2, and which extends to the front edge of plate h. The hinged guide 7) has a curved finger 79' extending rearwardly from its rear edge over the spring q and the upward reaction of the spring tends to hold the guide down in operative position. When the guide is turned up into inoperative position, the lip p forces the spring down until the edge of the lip passes the center of motion when the reaction of the spring tends to throw the guide up. With this arrangement an inserted card may be held closely against the face of v i the platen-and printing may be done thereon very close to the top and bottom edges thereof. If it is desired that the printingupon the card shall extend to the extreme side edges thereof, then the fingers or guides 79 may be moved upwardly on the front hinge portions. It is obvious, therefore, that the guide finger p, and clamping member comprising the arm k may be moved upwardly together for any desired reason. When writing on side edges of cards or paper the finger p, which serves primarily to guide the paper or card from the scale to the roll in arm in, may be folded back on ts hinge over the arm 7:. without raising the latter. The surface of the clamping member coiiperating with the platen is shown as a roll and is preferably such. The guide 79 is preferably sheet metal and is shown as such.

I claim:

' l. A card holder for a visible typcwriting machine adapted to be mounted in rear of the ribbon vibrator adjacent the face of the platen and having an opening through which the type impinge against the platen the right hand edge of which opening crosses the printing line to the right of the printing point and closely adjacent thereto and the left band edge crosses the printing line a substantial distance to the left of a vertical line passing through the printing poin't.

:2. A card holder for a visible typewriting machine adapted to be mounted in rear of the ribbon vibrator adjacent the face of the platen and having an opening through which the type impinge against the platen the right hand edge of which opening crosses the printing line to the right of the printing point and closely adjacent thereto and the left hand edge crosses the printing line a substantial. distance to the left of a vertical line passing through the printing point, and also having side wings extending from the central portion of the holder at each side obliquely forward.

3. A card holder for a visible typewriting machine adapted to be mounted in rear of the ribbon vibrator adjacent the face of the platen and having an, opening through which the type impinge against theplaten the right hand edge of which opening crosses the printing line to the right of theprinting the platen and the ribbon vibrator, combined l with margin clamps adjustable longitudinally of the platen and each composed of a forwardly extending arm adapted to be swung upwardly and rearwardly away from the platen and a clamping finger hinged in the front end of said arm bent to conform to. the surface of the platen and extending across the front face thereof and, adapted to be swung upwardly and rearwardly out of operative position.

5. In a visible typewriting machine, a margin paper clamping and guiding dev ce comprising a paper clamping member coacting with the platen above the prlntmg line out of the paths of the type when they are making an impression and a paper guide movahly attached above the line of print to the clamping member and extending downward across the printing line and mounted and adapted to be moved away from the 'out of operation.

6. .In a visible typewriting machine, a margin paper clampin and guiding device comprising a paper cliunpiug member coaeting with the platen above the printing line out, of the paths of the type when they are making an impression, a paper guide movably attached above the line of print to the clamping member, and extending downward. acn the printing line and mounted and adapted to be moved away from the printing line Without throwing the clamp out:- of operation and a paper scale located below the line of print and overlapped by the guide.

"Y. in a visible typewriting machine, a paper clamp and guide adjustable longitudinally of the platen and traveling therewith extending forward over the platen and hav-' in a clamping member co-acting with the platen above the printing lineand an end portion, acting as a paper guide, extending around the platen below the printing line and mounted to be moved out of the way so as not to be struck by the type without th rowing the clamping member out of operation. V

8. In a visible typewriting machine, a paper clamp and guideadjustable longitudinally of the platen and traveling therewith extending forward over the platen and having a clamping member co-acting with the platen above the printing line and an end portion, acting as a paper guide, extending around the platen below the printing line and mounted to be moved out of the way so as not to be struck by the type withv out throwing the clamping member out of operation combined with means, stationary- 40 with respect to the traverse of the carriage, acting to hold a sheet'at the printing point. 9. In a visible typewriting machine, a paper clamp and guide adjustable longitudinally of the platen and traveling therewith extending forward over the platen and having a clamping member co-acting with the platen above the printing line and an end portion, actin as a paper guide, extending around the pl aten below the printing line and mounted to be moved out of. the way so as not to be struck by the type with'out throwing the clamping member out 'of operation, combined with a scale, also traveling with the platen, located below the line of print and overlapped by the paper guide. 10. In a visible writing machine, paper clamping and guiding devices comprising a rcvoluble t'ansversely movable platen, a paper clamping member co-acting with the platen on one side of the printing line out of the paths of the types and a paper guide extending across the printing line and mounted and adapted to be moved out of the paths of-the types without throwing the clamping member out of operation, combined with a scale located on the other side of the printing line and overlapped by the paper guide. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

, EDWARD. B. HESS. Wlitnesses:

L. C. MYERS, A. J. SHERIDAN. 

